If you’re in “getting in shape” mode, you might be interested in learning about the help you can get from technology and the internet.
Bathroom Scales
This is the first and most basic tool for any weight-loss program–measuring where you are currently and helping you decide where you need to go. But now scales are Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth compatible. There are so many of these products on the market that the easiest way for you to check many of them out is to simply click here to link to Amazon.com to give you a good starter list and prices of some that are available. They don’t just measure weight! Depending upon the model (and what you’re willing to pay) you can learn your degree of body fat, bone mass, muscle mass, hydration and more. And you don’t need to keep record. The scale will send your results to your computer or smartphone and log it for you through software and/or phone apps they provide!
Activity Monitors
Light activity is where you want to start? Then all the experts say you should have a walking regimen. Again, LOTS of products available and they start with the technology version of pedometers and advance to handle other forms of exercise. This blogger covers six different devices that may be of interest to you. In short, these devices will do such things as total up your activity level, monitor your heart rate, measure your blood pressure, calculate calories burned, etc. Of course, most of them will do the recording for you in your health/fitness program on your computer or phone.
Rest is Important Too
Getting proper rest is important to an overall fitness program and, yes, there is even technology to help with that! One of those is Zeo. Whole clinics are now devoted to sleep assessment because having your eyes closed at night doesn’t equate to sleep. So most people don’t know why they’re fatigued when they awake thinking they’ve had a good night’s sleep. One product Zeo offers is a headband you wear while you sleep. The information the headband downloads shows you how restful or else restless you sleep, measures the amount of REM sleep you got and scores your night. You’ll even get recommendations on how to improve your sleep.
Weight loss and fitness management is about about measurable results. These products and SO many more can help you keep that New Year resolution.
by Bryan Naquin. Follow Bryan on Twitter @ACIexperts. And you can always contact him at 225.906.2589 or by email at bryan@aciexperts.net. Bryan Naquin is president of Acadian Home Theater and Automation based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. CEPro Magazine has ranked Acadian in the top 100 consumer electronic companies in the U.S. for the third year in a row.
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